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Urban Geography

Morphology- is the formation of a place or thing such as the world (its shape).

What is Morphology, Site, Situation??

Site- is the actual and exact location of a place, area or region  on earth.

Situation- is the location of a regions  corrosponding surroundings .

Urban Defenitions......

Hamlet-a small place, generally one smaller than a village.

Village- a group of houses & larger buildings, its bigger than a hamlet and smaller than a town, located  in a rural area.

Town- community larger than a village yet smaller than a city.

City-a center of population, of culture; a region of significant size and importance.

Metropolis-  is a large city or urban area which is a important in economic, political, and cultural center for a country or region

Megalopolis- c a chain of cities, who spopulation goes over ten ,illion people.

the area of a city where retail and office actions are all put together. It is also called the central activities district.

CBD-(central business district)

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